Wh – questions

How old are you? Where's she from?

Who's your teacher? What are their names?

Remember! Saying just yes or no can be impolite.

Say, e.g. Yes, I am. Or No, I'm not.

We say: Yes, we are. NOT Yes, we're.

Complete the questions. Answer about you.

1 ____ you a student?_________________
2 ___ you ten?______________________
3 ____ you from Ireland?______________
4 ____ your favourite subject Maths?______________
5 ____ your father a teacher?____________
6 ____ your friends great?_______________
7 ____ your friends eleven?______________
8 ____ your mother a doctor?____________

Write the Wh-questions for these answers.

1 __________________________________? I'm from Oxford.
2_____________________________________? My name's David.
3_____________________________________? I'm 13.
4_____________________________________? My phone number is 67 453 961
5_____________________________________? My best friend's Peter.

Fill the gaps with the appropriate forms of the verb 'to be'

1 How old ____ your grandfather?

2 What colour _____ his eyes?
3 Who _____ your favourite writer?
4 Why _____ you always late?
5 How much ______ the jacket?
6. Where _____you? I ______in the kitchen.

Sam: Hello, Ann. Sorry. _______ I very late?

Ann: Yes, you_______.
Sam: What _____ the time?
Ann: It ______ almost half past seven.
Sam: Really? Oh, I ____ sorry, Ann. ____ you angry?
Ann: No, I _____ angry, but I ____ very hungry. Let's go to the cafe.

Use the cues to complete the dialogues.

1 Tom: Here's a postcard.

Jane: ___________________________? (who/ it from )
Tom: It's from my friends.
Jane: ____________________________? (they / on holiday )
 Tom: Yes, they are.
Jane: ______________________________? ( where / they )
Tom: They're in Spain.

2 Joe: ____________________________? ( Sally and Nick / in )

Pat: No, they aren't.
Joe: _____________________________? ( where / they )
Pat: They're at the cinema.
Joe: ______________________________? ( they / with Kate )
Pat: Yes, they are.
Joe: ______________________________? ( where/ the cinema )
Pat: It's in Spring Road.

Give short answers

1. Is a spider big? _____ , ______ _________
2. Are you a girl? _____ , ______ _________
3. Is your mother beautiful? _____ , ______ _________
4. Are elephants fat? _____ , ______ _________
5. Is your brother/sister ugly? _____ , ______ _________
6. Are you tall? _____ , ______ _________
7. Is an elephant grey? _____ , ______ _________
8. Are you a boy? _____ , ______ _________
9. Is a giraffe yellow? _____ , ______ _________
10.Are apples white? _____ , ______ _________
11.Is your father tall? _____ , ______ _________
12.Is your folder pink? _____ , ______ _________
13.Is your car blue? _____ , ______ _________
14.Are you ugly? _____ , ______ _________